Tan Yock Lin

Singaporean law professor (1953 – 2023)

Tan Yock Lin

PBM PBS

Born| 1952 or 1953
Died| July 2023 (aged 70)
Nationality| Singaporean
Alma mater|

* Imperial College London (BSc)
* University of Oxford (BA, BCL, Dip Econ Devt)

Employer| National University of Singapore Faculty of Law
Notable work| Criminal Procedure (2002)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese| 陳毓麟
Simplified Chinese| 陈毓麟
| Transcriptions

Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin| Chén Yùlín
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ| Tân Io̍k-lîn

Tan Yock Lin PBM PBS (Chinese: 陳毓麟;[1] 1952 or 1953 – July 2023) was a Singaporean law professor at the National University of Singapore (NUS). He was known for his numerous texts on conflict-of-law, criminal procedure, and the legal profession.

## Education and career[edit]

Tan read engineering at Imperial College and law at the University of Oxford. After working at the Economic Development Board and the Monetary Authority of Singapore, he joined the faculty of NUS in 1982 and subsequently became a law professor in 2000.[2][3]

In August 2008, Tan was awarded the Public Service Medal (PBM) during the National Day Awards for his work in law reform with the Singapore Academy of Law. When asked to say a few words about the award, he said, "Law reform is tremendously exciting and I am truly thankful to have been given the opportunity to work with and learn from some of the country's most informed and forward legal minds."[4] By 2021, he was the longest-serving member of Singapore Academy of Law's Law Reform Committee.[3]

In 2010, Tan was appointed the inaugural Geoffrey Bartholomew Professor.[5] On his appointment, NUS Law Dean Tan Cheng Han noted, "It is befitting that the inaugural appointee is Professor Tan Yock Lin. Besides sharing a deep practice in the law, both Professor Tan and Professor Bartholomew started out as economists. Though their paths may not quite have crossed, each has left indelible footprints for the rest of us to follow. Just as Professor Bartholomew had touched many lives in his time at the University, Prof Tan continues to share his wealth of experience and knowledge with many of our law students."[5] Tan held this professorship till 2014 when he was succeeded by Jeffrey Pinsler.[6] He received the Long Service Medal in 2013.[7] In 2021, he was appointed emeritus professor at NUS.[8]

Tan was killed in a traffic crash in Upper Thomson Road in Singapore on 7 July 2023. He was 70. A 26-year-old lorry driver was arrested for careless driving causing death. A video of the incident showed a lorry running over a road divider and crashing into a car that was travelling in the opposite direction.[3] In a memoriam, a colleague noted that "Generations of lawyers, judges, and academics in Singapore have seen further because Yock Lin lifted us up upon his shoulders."[9]

## Works[edit]

* Tan, Yock Lin (1991). Law of Advocates and Solicitors in Singapore and West Malaysia. Singapore & Austin, TX: Malayan Law Journal & Butterworth Legal Publishers. ISBN 978-0-409-99593-0. OCLC 25084100.
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 (1993). Conflicts Issues in Family and Succession Law. Singapore & Austin, TX: Butterworths. ISBN 978-0-409-99641-8. OCLC 30076502.
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 (1996). Criminal Procedure (in 2 vols.). Singapore: Butterworth & Co. (Asia). ISBN 978-0-409-99794-1. OCLC 957034726.
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; Xavier, Francis (2006). The Conflict of Laws in Singapore, 2001-2005. Singapore: Singapore Academy of Law. ISBN 981-05-7232-8. OCLC 775676890.
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; Mohan, S. Chandra (2012). Criminal procedure in Singapore and Malaysia. Singapore: LexisNexis. ISBN 978-981-236-920-8. OCLC 793210302. \- updating resource
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 (2014). Personal Property Law. Law practice series. Singapore: Academy Publishing. ISBN 978-981-07-6801-0. OCLC 880663205.

## References[edit]

1. ^ "新加坡卡車連撞四車，轎車嚴重變形，國大法學院教授身亡". www.shicheng.news. 10 July 2023.
2. ^ "LLM (International Business Law) – Teaching Faculty". National University of Singapore, Faculty of Law. Archived from the original (by the Wayback Machine) on 9 July 2023.
3. ^ a b c Ang, Qing; Woon, Wallace (9 July 2023). "NUS law professor, 70, killed in Upper Thomson Road accident". The Straits Times.
4. ^ "Faculty Announcement" (PDF). 14 August 2008.
5. ^ a b "Launch of Geoffrey Bartholomew Professorship" (PDF). National University of Singapore. 23 August 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
6. ^ "Prof Jeffrey Pinsler Appointed as Geoffrey Bartholomew Professor" (PDF). National University of Singapore, Faculty of Law. 7 April 2014. Archived from the original (by the Wayback Machine) on 21 April 2015.
7. ^ Singapore, Prime Minister's Office (22 November 2021). "PMO | Recipients". Prime Minister's Office Singapore. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
8. ^ "Teo Keang Sood, Tan Lee Meng and Tan Yock Lin appointed as Emeritus Professors". National University of Singapore. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
9. ^ Kelvin, Low. "A Giant and a Gentleman: Remembering Tan Yock Lin".

Academic offices

Preceded by

New Office

|  Geoffrey Bartholomew Professor at National University of Singapore Faculty of Law
2010–2014  | Succeeded by

Jeffrey Pinsler

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NUS Faculty of Law

Deans|

* Lionel Astor Sheridan
* Chua Boon Lan
* Harry E. Groves
* Leslie C. Green
* James Louis Montrose
* Geoffrey W. Bartholomew
* Thio Su Mien
* Tommy Koh
* S. Jayakumar
* Tan Sook Yee
* Tan Lee Meng
* Chin Tet Yung
* Tan Cheng Han
* Simon Chesterman

Faculty|

* Simon Chesterman
* Chin Tet Yung
* Ho Peng Kee
* S. Jayakumar
* Tommy Koh
* Muthucumaraswamy Sornarajah
* David Tan
* Tan Cheng Han
* Tan Yock Lin
* Simon Tay
* Thio Li-ann
* Eleanor Wong
* Walter Woon

Publications|

* Singapore Journal of Legal Studies
* Asian Journal of Comparative Law
* Asian Journal of International Law

Related|

* National University of Singapore
* SUSS School of Law
* Yong Pung How School of Law

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Legal profession in Singapore

Executive officers|

| Former Ministers for Law|

* E. W. Barker
* S. Jayakumar

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Minister for Law|

* K. Shanmugam

Former Attorneys-General|

* Ahmad Mohamed Ibrahim
* Tan Boon Teik
* Chan Sek Keong
* Chao Hick Tin
* Walter Woon
* Koh Juat Jong (acting)
* Sundaresh Menon
* Steven Chong
* V. K. Rajah

Attorney-General|

* Lucien Wong

Judicial officers|

| Former Chief Justices|

* Wee Chong Jin
* Yong Pung How
* Chan Sek Keong

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Chief Justice|

* Sundaresh Menon

Judges of Appeal|

* Belinda Ang
* Steven Chong
* Tay Yong Kwang

Judges of the Supreme Court|

* Aedit Abdullah
* Chan Seng Onn
* Mavis Chionh
* Choo Han Teck
* Chua Lee Meng
* Vinodh Coomaraswamy
* Dedar Singh Gill
* Goh Yihan
* Hoo Sheau Peng
* Vincent Hoong
* Philip Jeyaretnam
* Kwek Mean Luck
* Lee Seiu Kin
* Audrey Lim
* Andre Maniam
* S. Mohan
* Hri Kumar Nair
* Debbie Ong
* Pang Khang Chau
* Andrew Phang
* Judith Prakash
* Kannan Ramesh
* See Kee Oon
* Tan Siong Thye
* Teh Hwee Hwee
* Valerie Thean
* Woo Bih Li

Judicial Commissioners|

* Christopher Tan
* Kristy Tan
* Alex Wong

Notable former judges|

* Abdul Wahab Ghows
* J. W. D. Ambrose
* Andrew Ang
* Ang Cheng Hock
* Murray Buttrose
* F. A. Chua
* Punch Coomaraswamy
* D. C. D'Cotta
* Goh Joon Seng
* Joseph Grimberg
* Kan Ting Chiu
* M. Karthigesu
* Warren Khoo
* T. Kulasekaram
* Lai Kew Chai
* Lai Siu Chiu
* Quentin Loh
* Philip Pillai
* A. P. Rajah
* S. Rajendran
* Bala Reddy
* M. P. H. Rubin
* G. P. Selvam
* Choor Singh
* T. S. Sinnathuray
* Tan Ah Tah
* Tan Lee Meng
* Tan Puay Boon
* Tan Teow Yeow
* L. P. Thean
* George Wei
* A. V. Winslow

Notable lawyers|

* Ahmad Nizam Abbas
* Subhas Anandan
* Lawrence Ang
* Anil Balchandani
* Cavinder Bull
* Harry Elias
* N. Ganesan
* Hugh Hickling
* Michael Hwang
* Jane Ittogi
* Glenn Knight
* Koh Eng Tian
* Kwa Geok Choo
* John Laycock
* Lim Suet Fern
* Peter Low
* William Napier
* Noor Mohamed Marican
* Quek Mong Hua
* K. S. Rajah
* M Ravi
* Francis Seow
* Edmund Sim
* Davinder Singh
* Song Ong Siang
* Rajesh Sreenivasan
* Adrian Tan
* Tan Choo Leng
* Josephus Tan
* Roger Tan
* Tang Fong Har
* Teo Soon Kim
* Thio Shen Yi
* Eugene Thuraisingam
* Robert Carr Woods
* Lionel Yee
* Stephanie Yuen-Thio

Notable academics|

* Simon Chesterman
* Leslie Chew
* Leslie C. Green
* Harry E. Groves
* Tommy Koh
* Lionel A. Sheridan
* Muthucumaraswamy Sornarajah
* Tan Cheng Han
* David Tan
* Eugene Tan
* Tan Yock Lin
* Simon Tay
* Thio Li-ann
* Thio Su Mien
* Eleanor Wong

Politicians with legal backgrounds|

* Amrin Amin
* Chen Show Mao
* Chia Yong Yong
* Chiam See Tong
* Chin Tet Yung
* Jeannette Chong-Aruldoss
* Christopher de Souza
* He Ting Ru
* Ho Peng Kee
* J. B. Jeyaretnam
* Desmond Lee
* Ellen Lee
* Lee Kuan Yew
* Lim Biow Chuan
* Sylvia Lim
* Lim Tean
* Ling How Doong
* David Marshall
* Nadia Ahmad Samdin
* Vikram Nair
* Ong Kian Min
* Michael Palmer
* Murali Pillai
* Indranee Rajah
* Sin Boon Ann
* Pritam Singh
* Hany Soh
* Tan Chye Cheng
* Dennis Tan
* Tang Liang Hong
* Patrick Tay
* Edwin Tong
* Sandrasegaran Woodhull
* Alvin Yeo
* Charles Yeo
* Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim

Major law firms|

* Allen & Gledhill
* Allen & Overy
* Ashurst
* Clifford Chance
* Clyde & Co
* CNPLaw
* Donaldson & Burkinshaw
* Drew & Napier
* Harry Elias
* Hill Dickinson
* Khattar Wong
* Lee & Lee
* Morgan Lewis Stamford
* Rajah & Tann
* Rodyk & Davidson
* Shook Lin & Bok
* Spruson & Ferguson
* TSMP Law Corporation
* WongPartnership

Law schools|

* NUS Faculty of Law
* SUSS School of Law
* Yong Pung How School of Law

Legal organisations|

* Law Society of Singapore
* Singapore Academy of Law

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* Germany
* United States

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